A cop? No, maybe a Department of Public Safety officer. Or possibly event security?

Some University students have mistakenly identified DPS officers for Eugene Police Department officers, or vice versa, due to the similar uniforms worn by officers at both departments.
Several recent incidents of confusion have prompted the Eugene Police Commission to form the Police Uniform Standards Task Group, which will look at the possible confusion caused by similarities between EPD uniforms and security or public safety agency uniforms.
The group could then recommend an ordinance to require public and private security services to purchase distinguishable uniforms.
Police Commissioner John Brown has noticed several instances of confusion during his ride-alongs with EPD officers.
One instance was a fight that occurred at a local bar. Several EPD and DPS officers arrived to deal with the altercation. Brown said many of the bar-goers couldn’t tell EPD and DPS officers apart, and it appeared the response was “overkill.”
“If you look at the uniforms, you can hardly tell them apart,” Brown said.
But DPS is concerned about the potential cost of switching uniforms, especially since Police Commission Coordinator Jeannine Parisi said DPS will be more affected by a potential ordinance.
DPS Interim Director Tom Hicks said he is unaware of any specific instances where DPS and EPD officers were confused, adding that a potential recommendation to require new, distinguishable uniforms could cost a lot. He estimates it will cost $8,000 to $10,000 to issue new uniforms to the DPS officers and inform the public about them.
Hicks said DPS uniforms, which have the “LAPD blue” color, are “virtually identical” to other Oregon University System public safety officers’ uniforms.
He said several features differentiate DPS uniforms from those of EPD or other security agencies. First, there is a shoulder patch reading “Public Safety OUS, University of Oregon,” and a badge reading the same thing, he said. Second, he said the officers are issued patrol jackets that use a combination of light and dark blues, which help them stand apart from EPD uniforms.
Parisi said other security agencies were worried they would have to continue changing uniforms if EPD were to make uniform changes. A possible solution would be to add a clause to the ordinance stating a security agency would not be considered non-compliant if EPD changed its uniform, she said.
Parisi said the basic purpose of the commission is to compare various types of uniforms used in Eugene and determine whether they are confusing to Eugene citizens.
One of the group’s first tasks was to research how other cities have dealt with this issue. Parisi said the group has found about a dozen ordinances dealing with uniform confusion, and the group used them as examples to work on creating a possible Eugene ordinance.
The task group also has held meetings to get feedback from public and private security agencies, Parisi said.
But any proposed ordinance will have to clear a few hurdles before it would go into effect.
First, the task group must recommend the ordinance to the Police Commission. If the Police Commission agrees with the recommendation, it must then pass the Eugene City Council.
If the recommendation makes it through all of these steps, various security agencies would have ample time to make the necessary changes before the ordinance would be enforced, Parisi said.
In the meantime, the task group will meet with DPS and the Police Commission to discuss the issue.
“(DPS) is an organization that we want to work closely with and create a win-win (situation),” Parisi said. “The last thing the Police Commission wants to do is strain the relationship between DPS and EPD.”
Brown said a decision about the potential recommendation will be made in the fall, when students return to Eugene.